Winter 2013 News
Vegetated roofing is one of the fastest-growing construction trends. According to one survey, it has doubled in popularity just in the last 12 months. The trade group Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) announced the results of their 2012 Annual Industry Survey of...
Fall 2012 News
A new ASTM International standard has been developed for lightweight aggregate. Industry insiders say the new standard will make it easier to find the best material for use in the design and construction of vegetative roof systems. Titled ASTM E2788, Specification...
Summer 2012 News
Broadview Technologies Inc. has acquired Carlstadt, N.J.-based Hycrete, Inc. Hycrete manufactures water-proofing admixtures that extend the life of concrete by protecting it from damage caused by rain, freeze-thaw cycling, rebar rusting and salt. “The waterproofing...
Spring 2012 News
A free online training course on basement design and moisture management has been approved by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) professional credentialing program. Organized by Certainteed and titled A...
Winter 2012 News
The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has revised the standard specification for TPO roofing membranes. Titled ASTM D6878 Standard Specification for Thermoplastic Polyolefin-Based Sheet Roofing, the new requirements were approved this summer....
Fall 2011 News
Grace China, Ltd., a subsidiary of W. R. Grace & Co. has announced plans to build a new factory in the central China city of Ezhou. The facility is expected to double Grace’s production capabilities for waterproofing products and other specialty construction...
Summer 2011 News
Basement Technologies, Inc., a basement waterproofing supplier, has opened a new office and warehouse location in Wallingford, Connecticut. While the company has provided services to homeowners and businesses in southern New England for decades, the new facility is in...
Spring 2011 News
W. R. Meadows has launched a new construction company website. While the basic feel and navigation of the website has remained unchanged, many new features were added during the redesign to give it a more contemporary feel, including more project photos, a product...
Winter 2011 News
Liberty Pumps, the New York-based sump pump manufacturer, has selected a group of eight sales representatives to be part of the company’s “Rep Council.” The selections were made as part of the American Society Of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) Convention held in early...
Fall 2010 News
Two and a half years in the making, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has finalized new guidelines on how to protect green roofs from wind uplift.Titled Wind Design Standards, RP-14, the standard provides a method of providing adequate wind uplift...
